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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2017 Aug 17;24(4):306–313. doi: 10.1177/1078390317726142

Table 2.

Statistics for Clinical Characteristics of the Sample.

Characteristic M (SD) Range
Length of stay (days) 16.0 (12.6) 2–106
Duration of illness (years) 8.8 (11.1) 0–50
Body weight (kg) at admission 42.6 (6.3) 24.3–63.3
Body weight (kg) at discharge 45.1 (6.3) 25.3–70.2
BMI (kg/m2) at admission 15.9 (1.5) 10.1–18.5
BMI (kg/m2) at discharge 16.9 (1.5) 11.8–22.8

N %

Subtype of AN
 Binge/purge 148 29.6
 Restricting 352 70.4
Discharge disposition
 Residential 135 27.0
 Partial hospitalization 84 16.8
 Intensive outpatient 34 6.8
 Lower level of care at different organization 24 4.8
 Home to outpatient team 93 18.6
 Home 63 12.6
 Against medical advice 37 7.4
 Transfer to medical facility 18 3.6
 Other (e.g., state hospital) 12 2.4

Note. AN = anorexia nervosa; BMI = body mass index.